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"Spirit and Life" 21st Sunday in OT Year B August 25th, 2024 Father Shawn Landenwitch

"Life in Christ's Blood" 20th Sunday in OT Year B August 18th, 2024 Father Shawn Landenwitch

"Unlocking the Power of the Eucharist" 19th Sunday in OT Year B August 11th, 2024 Father Shawn Landenwitch

"Food that does not Perish" 18th Sunday in OT Year B August 4th, 2024 Father Shawn Landenwitch

Father Jarred Kohn

Beloved members of Mary, Queen of Angels Family of Parishes: Sia Iodato Gesù Cristo! Peace and all good from across the ocean. Life in Italy has been filled with gift upon gift. I spent the first months in northern Italy on Lago Maggiore learning Italian, and as I was learning, I got to visit some great saints buried up near the area like St. Augustine, St. Ambrose, St. Charles Borromeo, Don Bosco, Bl. Pier Giorgio, and St. Gianna. After two months Of language school, I moved down to Rome to start classes. It's pretty difficult and humbling to learn in Italian, but it is such a gift to learn about the Church Fathers. They are the real deal. And it is an incredible gift just to be in Rome itself. The beauty of the churches is out of control, and there are so many saints buried here: Peter and Paul, Philip and James, Simon and Jude, Bartholomew, Cecilia, Monica, Catherine of Siena, Philip Neri, John Paul II, and the list goes on. I love praying with the saints and asking them to teach me how to pray, and I also ask them to pray for all of you. Here in Rome, I live close to the Trevi Fountain in a "house" which is kind of like a seminary with 55 priests from the United States. We have a great community. But of course, I miss all of you. Thankfully, we are always united in the Body and Blood of Jesus at every Holy Mass - whether in Rome or the great state of Ohio. I pray for you all each day. Please pray for me! In the infinite love of Jesus, Fr. Jacob Lindle

Priests of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati are eligible to request a sabbatical every 10 years. A sabbatical gives a priest time to recharge from the demands of ministry and helps a priest maintain energy and zeal in his ministry over the course of decades of service. A priest has flexibility in how he designs his sabbatical. He could take a course, travel to Rome or some other pilgrimage site, or do something else that will be helpful to him. After a delay of several years due to Covid, the Archdiocese is now granting sabbaticals again. They granted me a one month sabbatical, which I will take in February of 2025. Our Parochial Vicar, Father Jarred Kohn, will take over the administration while I am away. Father Greg Konerman will assist with weekend Masses. I am looking forward to the opportunity to recharge, especially with the demands of implementing Beacons of Light in recent years. I also look forward to returning to the parish with renewed energy to serve the Lord as pastor of our family of parishes! Be assured of my prayers for you and your families! God bless, Father Shawn Landenwitch

Father Jarred Kohn

(Beginning December 1st, 2024) Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Friday: Closed

Father Jarred Kohn

This year's Mass of Remembrance will take place at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, November 7th at St. Patrick Church. Please have the names of family members who have passed since November 1, 2023 to the Parish Office by noon on October 30, 2024.

November 10th, 2024 Question: Whose relic is by the ambo at St. Mary of the Woods? Can the ID be larger to read? Answer: The reliquary at St. Mary of the Woods contains three relics from Fatima, Portugal. There is a piece of the coffin of Saint Jacinta at the top and a piece of the coffin of Saint Francisco at the bottom. In the middle, there is a piece from the tree that Mary appeared over during the apparitions in 1917. The relics of Saints Francisco and Jacinta (two of the Fatima children) are 2nd class relics. 1st class relics come from the body of the saint. 2nd class relics are something that touched the person or belonged to them during their life (like a piece of clothing). 3rd class relics are items that have been touched to a 1st class relic. While some people question the use of relics, their use is supported in the Bible. For example, in Acts of the Apostles 19:12, handkerchiefs and aprons from St. Paul were touched to sick people, and the sick people were healed. These handkerchiefs and aprons demonstrate the power of relics (2nd class relics in this case). Relics are enclosed in a theca, which is a small container that is closed with a wax seal on the back. The wax seal must be unbroken and should match the seal that is on the certificate that guarantees the authenticity of the relic. The theca cannot be opened without breaking the seal, so we are not able to modify the labels to make them easier to read. Relics must have the seal intact to be used for public veneration. God bless, Father Shawn Landenwitch If you have a question you would like to ask Father Shawn, please put it in the offertory basket or drop it off at the Parish office. Father Shawn will review it, form his answer, and then we will post the answer in the bulletin to educate you and others.